Luke 9:58

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • Luke 14:26-33 : 26 If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it? 29 Lest perhaps, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and desires conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.
  • Luke 18:22-23 : 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet you lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
  • John 6:60-66 : 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can understand it? 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them, Does this offend you? 62 What then if you shall see the Son of Man ascend up where he was before? 63 It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who should betray him. 65 And he said, Therefore I said to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him by my Father. 66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that through his poverty you might become rich.
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.
  • Josh 24:19-22 : 19 And Joshua said to the people, You cannot serve the LORD: for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 If you forsake the LORD, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after he has done you good. 21 And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the LORD. 22 And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
  • Ps 84:3 : 3 Indeed, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 8:19-22
    4 verses
    97%

    19And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.

    20And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

    21And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and bury my father.

    22But Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

  • Luke 9:56-57
    2 verses
    76%

    56For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them. And they went to another village.

    57And it happened, as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to him, Lord, I will follow you wherever you go.

  • Luke 9:59-62
    4 verses
    73%

    59Then he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and bury my father.

    60Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.

    61And another also said, Lord, I will follow you, but let me first go bid them farewell who are at my house.

    62And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

  • Luke 9:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor bag, neither bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece.

    4And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.

  • Prov 27:8
    68%

    8As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.

  • Matt 6:25-26
    2 verses
    68%

    25Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

    26Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

  • Luke 14:33
    68%

    33So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.

  • Mark 10:28-29
    2 verses
    68%

    28Then Peter began to say to him, See, we have left all and followed you.

    29And Jesus answered and said, Truly I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

  • Luke 12:24
    68%

    24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the birds?

  • Luke 17:37
    68%

    37And they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Wherever the body is, there the eagles will gather together.

  • Luke 18:22
    67%

    22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet you lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

  • Matt 10:23-24
    2 verses
    67%

    23But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

    24The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

  • John 13:36-38
    3 verses
    67%

    36Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered him, Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you shall follow me afterward.

    37Peter said to him, Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for your sake.

    38Jesus answered him, Will you lay down your life for my sake? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied me three times.

  • Mark 6:9-10
    2 verses
    67%

    9But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

    10And he said to them, In whatever place you enter a house, there stay till you leave that place.

  • Matt 16:24
    67%

    24Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

  • Luke 9:23
    67%

    23And he said to them all, If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

  • Luke 15:16
    67%

    16And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the pigs ate: and no one gave him anything.

  • Luke 22:35
    67%

    35And he said to them, When I sent you without money bag, and knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything? And they said, Nothing.

  • Mark 10:21
    66%

    21Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack: go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

  • Luke 14:27
    66%

    27And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

  • Judg 19:18
    66%

    18He said to him, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah toward the side of Mount Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but now I am going to the house of the LORD, and there is no one who receives me into their house.

  • Luke 18:29
    66%

    29And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

  • Matt 6:19
    66%

    19Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

  • Matt 19:27
    66%

    27Then Peter answered and said to him, Behold, we have left all and followed you. What shall we have therefore?

  • Matt 9:36
    66%

    36But when he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

  • Luke 8:5
    66%

    5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

  • Matt 10:10
    66%

    10Nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs: for the worker is worthy of his food.

  • Mark 14:14
    66%

    14And wherever he goes in, say to the owner of the house, The Master says, Where is the guest room where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples?

  • Luke 13:32
    66%

    32And he said to them, Go, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

  • John 3:13
    66%

    13No man has ascended to heaven but he who came down from heaven, even the Son of Man who is in heaven.

  • Luke 14:25
    66%

    25And great multitudes went with him: and he turned, and said to them,

  • John 14:2
    66%

    2In my Father's house are many rooms: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

  • Luke 22:9
    66%

    9And they said to him, Where do you want us to prepare it?

  • Matt 19:21
    66%

    21Jesus said to him, If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

  • Luke 10:6
    66%

    6And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon it: if not, it will return to you.

  • Luke 22:11
    66%

    11And you shall say to the owner of the house, The Master says to you, Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?